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Crassostrea kawauchidensis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Crassostrea kawauchidensis was named by Tamura (1977). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Crassostrea kawauchidensis Tamura p. 114 figs. pl. 2, figs. 1-5
1982Crassostrea kawauchidensis Tashiro and Kozai p. 78

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
genusCrassostreaSacco 1897
specieskawauchidensisTamura 1977

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackishf
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 17:09:48
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:09:48
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Cenomanian or 113.00000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5Japan Crassostrea kawauchidensis (123132 123133 123134 123156 123164 123165)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan Crassostrea kawauchidensis (87016 123154 123155 123167 123169 123171)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Japan Crassostrea kawauchidensis (122341 122342 122344 123126 123131)